Ukraine Native and Political Science Professor Reacts to Navalny Death – Erie News Now [Video]

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny believes her husband was murdered and she is vowing to continue his work toward a free Russia.

Since the unexplained death of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe in a remote prison, Russians by the hundreds having been risking arrest just to place flowers in honor and memory of the government’s biggest critic.

Dr. Lena Surzhko-Harned, a native of Ukraine who teaches political science at Penn State Behrend reacted to the public outpouring.  “People are risking their lives, people are turning out in droves and this has been one of the biggest demonstrations and show of mourning and show of the anti-Putin sentiment that comes with Navalny.”

But will this moment be the tipping point for the Russian population to take to the streets and really challenge Putin’s regime? The professor is not holding her breath. “The death (of Navalny) means a show …